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Gustafsson, Jan

Gustafsson, Jan

GM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4625498· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Jan Gustafsson, a 47-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2580 and ranked 12th among German players, and 216th worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and Extraliga 2025-2026 r5-6. His peak of 2652 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2010); he also reached World #83 in Apr 2005 and spent 12 months in the world top 100.

Awarded GM in 2003 (age 24) and IM in 2001 (age 22).

Current rating

2580

Standard

Rpd2641·Blz2519

All-time high

2652

−72 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 31

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · German players · of 13,806
12 months in World top 100 (2004–2011)

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
8th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2601
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 46
Mar 2025
2022
4th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2638
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2643 → returned at 2643
Apr 2020
2011
12 months in world top 100
since Jul 2004
Mar 2011
2010
Crossed 2650
at age 31
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikita VitiugovGM 2,666
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025 · Sep 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-11
2591 → 2580
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
0W7D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTamas BanuszGM2,602·1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026·R2·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#1242364-5.9
Extraliga 2025-2026 r5-6
Team
Jan 20261/2#372531-1.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251/2#632495-2.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/2#802585-0.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsFrancisco Vallejo PonsGM
🇪🇸ESP·2644
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2015
View head-to-head →
vsLaurent FressinetGM
🇫🇷FRA·2610
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2011
View head-to-head →
vsArkadij NaiditschGM
🇧🇬BUL·2574
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2015
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Germany
#12
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#115
in continent
World
#216
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
🇩🇪Donchenko, AlexanderFollow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,645
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,645
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
12🇩🇪Gustafsson, Jan2,580
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
115🇩🇪Gustafsson, Jan2,580
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
216🇩🇪Gustafsson, Jan2,580